Gwynn, John, 1713-1786, A plan for rebuilding the city of London, after the great fire in 1666 , [1749 October 3]
- Title(s):
- A plan for rebuilding the city of London, after the great fire in 1666 : design'd by that great architect Sr. Christopher Wren ; and approv'd by King and Parliament, but unhappily defeated by faction / J. Gwynn delin. ; E. Rooker, sculp.
- Published/Created:
- [London] : Publish'd October 3d. 1749, & sold by the proprietors at Palladio's Head in Long Acre, [1749 October 3]
- Physical Description:
- 1 map ; 16 x 4 cm, on sheet 30 x 42 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsNA9188.L7 G9 Copy 1Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/578860
- Classification:
- Maps & Atlas (printed)
- Scale:
- Scale approximately 1:9,320 -- (W 0°07ʹ19ʺ--W 0°04ʹ25ʺ/N 51°31ʹ08ʺ--N 51°30ʹ21ʺ).
- Notes:
- Includes explanatory text at top left and right, personifications of London and the Thames with coat of arms, symbols of industry and trade, ruins and new buildings in the background at lower centre and explanation below; within ornamental frame.
"To the consideration of [the] Rt. Honbl. [the] Lord Mayor, [the] Court of Aldermen, & Common Council of [the] city of London, this plan, reduced from the original of Sr. Christopher Wren, is with all submission, inscrib'd by their most humble servant J. Gwynn."
BAC NA9188.L7 G9 Copy 1: Bound with: Gwynn, John. London and Westminster improved [1766].
Wren's unexecuted plan, with extensive engraved remarks by Gwynn. - Subject Terms:
- City planning -- England -- Early works to 1800.City planning.Great Fire, London, England, 1666 -- Maps.London (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Form/Genre:
- Maps.
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